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Objects Of Design #53: Roberts Revival Radio 250

22nd April 2012

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If you are just listening to the radio for a few minutes in the morning then it doesn't need to be a fancy digital one and this one is just so beautiful looking that it will be perfect in any modern bathroom. This is analogue and works off batteries or the mains, but there are

Objects Of Design #31: French Glass Carafe

31st March 2012

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Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series Finishing off the first series of 365 Objects of Design with a drink. Well the carafe at least, which can, of course, be used for water. This gorgeous carafe has been cleverly designed so that the glasses (design classics in their own right) will sit in the top meaning

Happy New Year

5th January 2022

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hotel design by owldesignlondon photo by rachael smith styled by stylingalifelessordinary

Hello and Happy New Year. It may be too late to say that but, since I haven’t spoken to you for a couple of weeks I’m going with it as a first greeting. And, on that note (firsts) can I say first of all thank you so much for all your Christmas comments. It brings

On My Radar: What’s New In Interiors this Month

23rd June 2021

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green bedroom partition wall, green velvet buttoned headboard, pink linen bedding collaboration with John Lewis & Partners and Mother of Pearl and Madaboutthehouse.com

This month there is a lovely selection of newness from bedding and rugs to furniture so all in all it's a good round up that would allow you to entirely furnish a new room or zhjujh (no I can't spell it either but you get the idea) up the accessories in an existing one. linen

Colour Psychology for Interiors

13th August 2019

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Kate Watson-Smyth take a look back at the colour psychology course she attended hosted by Sophie Robinson and Fiona Humberstone. Sophie's former Brighton open-plan apartment was an eclectic mix of colours, patterns and styles. #openplan #sophierobinson #madaboutthehouse

Following on from yesterday's post about how we react emotionally to colour I thought I would look back to the time I did Sophie Robinson's colour course. I found it completely fascinating and bang on and while I don't think she is running this exact course any more she has recently launched an online course

A Modern Classic Desk by Ercol

28th June 2018

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Every year it's the same - the sun comes out and the exams start. Actually I know the GCSEs and A Levels are already done, but in this house we are having a year off from those and, true to form, as the sun came out this morning the 14yo headed off to school for

How To Create A Home That Boosts Health and Happiness

19th June 2018

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farrow and ball citron

Now I'll admit I'm an old cynic and when I saw this book title: Happy By Design by Houzz editor Victoria Harrison I was a little sceptical. Surely decorating your house the way you want makes you happy? And there are people to help you with that. And I firmly believe, as do the Danes,

The Rattan Revival – Five Of The Best Chairs

14th June 2018

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Rattan is currently undergoing something of a revival. It would be wrong to call it a trend because it's more of a classic that fell out of favour and has now cycled its way back round again. It's part of the current mania for all things Seventies which those of who you who remember it

The Househunter: Room by Room

2nd March 2018

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Brrr now that the Beast from the East has finally arrived and settled in, there's nothing for it but to grab a cup of something hot and cosy up for a bit of a read. If you've missed the rest of this week's updates you can find them here and if you're up to speed

A Tour of Vitra

27th December 2017

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Fancy a bit of a read? It's reached that stage where a well-crafted turkey sandwich and ten minutes peace and quiet is looking rather attractive isn't it? Well make yourselves comfy and I shall take you on a tour of the Vitra Campus. Yes it's a factory. A factory which produces some of the most

Five Ways to Revamp a Room (rapidly): The Kitchen

9th August 2017

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The second part of my mini series on Five Ways to Revamp a Room rapidly and this week we're looking at the kitchen. A mini revamp is a great way to bring in a few changes without breaking the bank (unless you want to of course) and make it all feel a little bit shiny

10 Beautiful Rooms

9th January 2017

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marble island and parquet floor by blakes london

black crittal windows in the Fitzroy Loft in Melbourne by architects EAT Hello and Happy Monday to you all. I hope you all passed splendid weekends. Mine was largely spent painting the bedroom. For the gazillionth weekend in a row. You that thing where you say: "No, no I'm not paying a professional to paint

Warren Platner Side Table by Knoll

10th November 2016

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We're all aware of the January sales when you can pick up a sofa for a song or snag a bargain fridge freezer but every November there is another sale. One that only the diehards know about. Yet the prices can be reduced by up to 70 percent. It is the Knoll annual sample sale

NORR11 – A Danish Way of Life

14th July 2016

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furniture by NORR11 Regular readers will know that I am a big fan of Danish furniture and the Danes' abiding principle that good design makes people happy. I wrote about it for The Financial Times about four years ago (the first piece I ever wrote for them and at about the same time that I

Arne Jacobsen: The New Collection

1st March 2016

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Arne Jacobsen must be one of the most prolific and influential designers of the twentieth century. The Egg, the Swan, the Ant and the Series 7 to name but the chairs. But he also made cutlery, tableware, door handles and lights. Oh and he was also an architect. He was, in short (and in the

New Shop Discovery: Lovely and Company

15th October 2015

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After all that controversial celebrity designer stuff the other day, we're going back in time now to seek out few design classics. A bit of vintage. Every interior should have something vintage. Even if you prefer modern and contemporary, something old will ground the space and give it more character. This might be the place

Les Arcs Style Leather Slingback Chair

1st August 2015

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Welcome to the first of the 2015 highlights. The Mad House takes a break in August - this allows me to recharge my batteries and spend some time looking for new things and hey, we're three-and-a-half years in and there has been a post every single day of that time, so the blog takes a little break

Formica® Inlay Tables

11th December 2014

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formica inlay tables from lucy turner It's Formica® but not as we know it. Last week I ran a post on the return of Anaglypta wallpaper and how it's becoming cool again. Well judging by the reaction of some people you'd think I suggested a wholesale return to the 1970s General Strikes and all. There

Five Finds: Etsy

21st February 2013

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This five finds is some gorgeous pieces I have discovered on Etsy. If it's not one of your regular place then perhaps it should be. There's masses on there and you have the satisfaction of knowing you have bought something made with love from a small manufacturer rather than something mass-produced in a factory. There

Mad About … James Bond

25th October 2012

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So, Mr Bond, we've been expecting you . . . for quite a long time it seems. Finally Skyfall has fallen into our cinemas. Daniel Craig brings a new toughness to the role of Bond It doesn't matter who your Bond is (and it's largely age-related - for me it will always be Pierce Brosnan) there's